Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis’ announcement Monday that he will be running for state auditor has likely set in motion a chain of campaign announcements — four of them emanating from the town of Holden. More...

Selectmen, public safety building members, public safety officials and town employees — but not the press — toured the public safety building in progress Monday and came back with rave reviews. More...

Wondering about weather stripping or Energy Star rebates? Want to learn about fire safety during the heating season? Maybe you’re wondering what town officials can tell you about your assessment. More...

Tired of close calls at the traffic lights and turn-signal confusion at the library corner, selectmen called in Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Engineering for a talk Feb. 1 on how to improve traffic flow around the Town Common. More...

Paxton’s Richards Memorial Library will start up Story Time again on Friday, Feb. 5, to run through Friday, May 28. Toddler Time for ages 2 and up will be at 9:30 a.m. and Baby Lap Time for newborns through age 2 will be at 10:30 a.m. More...

After being approached by two town department employees regarding surplus property, Town Administrator John Lebeaux suggested to selectmen the town should develop a policy to handle surplus items. More...

Registered Democrats in Princeton will hold a caucus at the Town Hall Annex at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, to elect two delegates and three alternates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. More...

Hearts for Heat founder Cindy Shea wants to expand her program to other towns in Massachusetts, and asked selectmen on Jan. 19 to help her. Hearts for Heat is in four towns — Princeton, Leicester, North Brookfield and Spencer. More...

1835 Town Hall Committee Chair Vern Gaw is spearheading efforts to apply for a grant that would provide funding to make the historic building handicapped accessible, as well as performing some badly needed updates to make it more userfriendly. More...

Registration will be held 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Feb. 6 and 13, for all divisions of Rutland Little League (including tee-ball, AA, AAA, Little League and Challenger), Babe Ruth and softball. More...

The Wood House will host a Valentine’s Day tea 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at 232 Main St., Rutland. Tea and light refreshments will be served. Valentine collections of members will be displayed. More...

HOLDEN — Senior-age residents are invited to the Holden Senior Center for an hour of exercise to music to stay strong, fit, healthy and independent as they age. Classes are on-going, year-round, on a dropin basis. More...

All the following programs are held at the Princeton Center, Boylston Avenue, unless otherwise noted: Coffee Klatch the first Monday of each month in the kitchen. Coffee and donuts. All are welcome. More...

For so many reasons, the Wachusett Regional School District Committee made the right decision last week when it voted to have individual school councils, principals and teachers take the lead role in finding the best way to serve “gifted and t More...

Holden-based pop music historian Tom Ingrassia will present a series of multimedia lecture programs highlighting the social and cultural contributions of the music of Motown: “Motown and the Civil Rights Movement”: 7 p.m. More...